Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 117 Who Was Ms. Ashbourne?

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Alistair cast a wary glance at the father and daughter sitting across from him, then leaned in to Caroline and asked quietly, "You okay?"

Caroline saw the concern in his eyes and gave a small shake of her head. Of course she was okay.

The way Alistair stood up for her cut Rebecca deeper than she expected.

In the past six years, she couldn't recall a single

me she'd seen

even a flicker of that kind of concern on his face-for her.

Without even trying to hold back, she snapped, "Alistair, don't let her fake sweetness fool you. She's nasty-calculating and cruel."

Alistair nearly laughed.

With all her baggage, she has the nerve to call someone else

toxic?

When it came to cruelty, Rebecca and Celeste could've gone

head-to-head.

Seeing him smile hit Rebecca like a slap. "You don't believe me?

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Everything I said is true!"

Nathaniel hadn't expected things to spiral like this. The whole situation was slipping out of control.

He'd long suspected-thanks to a few quiet nudges from Cordelia that Rebecca had developed feelings for Alistair. He had even entertained the idea that if Alistair was willing to let the past go, he'd be open to welcoming him back into the family.

But it was becoming increasingly obvious that was a one-sided fantasy.

Rebecca's emotional unraveling made something very clear. If he let this continue, it wouldn't just be her making a fool of herself— he'd be dragged down too.

Nathaniel gave Alistair and Caroline one last, unreadable look before grabbing Rebecca's arm and pulling her away.

He would have someone look into that girl-find out who her family was.

After all, if she was really dating someone like Alistair, surely her parents weren't thrilled about it.

In Nathaniel's mind, Caroline must've been cut from the same cloth as his daughter-a spoiled heiress with more access to

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A girl drawn to Alistair for his looks, someone who still needed an allowance from her parents and had no idea what

theirs, marriage was rarely about love. It was about consolidating power, expanding wealth, and securing

arrange a proper match for Rebecca when the time was right, someone well-positioned and respectable. But she'd been spoiled rotten, and now that plan had gone up in

now Alistair had latched onto another wealthy girl? What else could she be if not another wide-eyed romantic with no

mind was

the girl's parents were. Gauge their attitude toward Alistair. If necessary,

face. Let him crawl back. And if Rebecca still wanted him at that

split up? Well, marriages without

flash of malice flickered in

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of himself-just

backer, he thought he could walk away from

young.

from the restaurant, chatting amiably with a

woman.

Nathaniel's eyes lit up.

to be Ms. Ashbourne-CEO of Vireon

and strode forward, greeting Julian like an old friend. “Mr.

briefly, politely, over Rebecca's polished appearance. "Mr.

that look and felt

got compliments wherever she

"This is my

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she and Caroline were of similar age and might hit it off. But he had a more strategic

mind.

he knew, was still

been married once and had

still beautiful, still came from a powerful family,

talented, successful-but his

how to seize an opportunity

what Nathaniel was

man was looking at him-overly friendly,

"Nice to meet

Her heart felt like it had been wrung out.

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Julian, and his smile brightened.

already decided-this had to be Vireon Technologies'

smooth response. "She's a colleague of

Nathaniel's expression froze.

If that isn't Ms. Ashbourne... then who

door for his colleague. "Text me when you get home, okay?" he said, kindly. As the cab pulled away, he turned back and

run."

behind Nathaniel and